The fifth metatarsal is the long bone on the outer edge of the foot that connects to your smallest toe, sometimes called the pinky toe. You have five metatarsals in your foot. Each metatarsal connects ...

Avulsion fractures represent a significant clinical concern among adolescent athletes. These injuries occur when a sudden, forceful contraction of muscle or tendon pulls a fragment of bone away from ...

Today’s article involves fractures of bone which are caused by a small piece of bone attaching to a tendon and being pulled away from the bone in a type of chunk or chip. This type of fracture is ...